A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO FILE WITH THE
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA A REQUEST THAT FAUQUIER COUNTY BE DESIGNATED A
DROUGHT DISASTER AREA

WHEREAS,
the drought conditions in Fauquier County have severely affected
farmers; and

WHEREAS,
during the growing season of this year, Fauquier County received
considerably less rain than normal; and

WHEREAS,
the Fauquier County Food and Agriculture Council, made up of the Farm
Services Agency, the National Resource Conservation Service, and the
Virginia Cooperative Extension, reports that approximately 100,000 acres
of pasture land and 45 acres of hay land have been adversely affected
within Fauquier County, at an estimated loss of $3.6 million; and

WHEREAS, it
is incumbent upon the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors to authorize
the County Administrator to file a request with the Governor of Virginia
a request that Fauquier County be designated as a drought disaster area;
now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors this 12th
day of July 2006, That the County Administrator be, and is hereby,
authorized to file a request with the Governor of Virginia to declare
Fauquier County a drought disaster area.